Oxfordshire-Banbury-1838 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20642

Map Date:

? 1838

Repository reference:

Oxon RO MSS.DD.Par.Banbury a.7(R)

Historic county:

Oxfordshire

Town name:

Banbury

Map type:

uncertain

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SP455405

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SP 4835

Comments on map:

Formerly in parish vestry. Rolled with the map is an offprint from Cake & Cockhorse, Vol 2, no 9, Sept 1964, which includes a redrawing of the map and dates it to 1838 on grounds of inclusion and exclusion of certain churches, etc. As field gates are shown, it may have been derived from some other map.

Scale:

1:1584*

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

82 x 65

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

Buildings, water, uncertain: Red band.

Road names:

generally

Building names:

partly

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised: Bands for frontages only.

Mills:

watermills

Canals:

shown

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Known copies of map:

Oxfordshire Archives MSS.DD.Par.Banbury a.7(R).

Industry:

chemicals, food/drink, textiles

Service and professional:

banks

Ordnance Survey's

1880-1

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1898-9

1:2500

1:10,560